5-Letter Words Starting With C
660 five-letter words start with C; 221 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carte | 0.55 | 1.22 |
| 2 | cater | 0.54 | 1.23 |
| 3 | crate | 0.58 | 1.18 |
| 4 | cares | 0.48 | 1.25 |
| 5 | clear | 0.40 | 1.33 |
| 6 | crane | 0.61 | 1.11 |
| 7 | cadre | 0.52 | 1.15 |
| 8 | cared | 0.57 | 1.10 |
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665 words starting with C
- couldcommon
- courtcommon
- classcommon
- closecommon
- comescommon
- causecommon
- checkcommon
- childcommon
- clearcommon
- chiefcommon
- chinacommon
- covercommon
- crazycommon
- casescommon
- crosscommon
- cleancommon
- coachcommon
- costscommon
- claimcommon
- civilcommon
- callscommon
- colorcommon
- carrycommon
- crimecommon
- catchcommon
- coastcommon
- countcommon
- clickcommon
- cardscommon
- cellscommon
- cheapcommon
- crowdcommon
- chaircommon
- chaincommon
- creamcommon
- cyclecommon
- crowncommon
- chosecommon
- crashcommon
- cablecommon
- chestcommon
- clubscommon
- chartcommon
- cloudcommon
- chasecommon
- clockcommon
- comiccommon
- crackcommon
- carescommon
- creekcommon
- centscommon
- craftcommon
- candycommon
- citedcommon
- chaoscommon
- corpscommon
- coinscommon
- canalcommon
- climbcommon
- chipscommon
All 660 five-letter words
Starting with CA 120
cabal cabby caber cabin cable cabob cacao cacas cache cacti caddy cades cadet cadge cadgy cadis cadre caeca cafes caffs caged cager cages cagey cahow caids cains caird cairn cajon caked cakes cakey calfs calif calix calks calla calls calms calve calyx camas camel cameo cames campi campo camps campy canal candy caned caner canes canid canna canny canoe canon canso canst canto cants canty caped caper capes caphs capon capos caput carat carbo carbs cards cared carer cares caret carex cargo carks carle carls carns carny carob carol carom carpi carps carrs carry carse carte carts carve casas cased cases casks casky caste casts casus catch cater cates catty cauld caulk cauls cause caved caver caves cavie cavil cawed
Starting with CE 32
cease cebid cecal cecum cedar ceded ceder cedes cedis ceiba ceils celeb cella celli cello cells celom celts cense cento cents ceorl cepes cerci cered ceres ceria ceric ceros cesta cesti cetes
Starting with CH 98
chads chafe chaff chain chair chalk champ chams chang chant chaos chape chaps chapt chard chare chark charm charr chars chart chary chase chasm chats chaws chays cheap cheat check cheek cheep cheer chefs chela chemo chert chess chest cheth chevy chews chewy chiao chias chick chico chics chide chief chiel child chile chili chill chimb chime chimp china chine chino chins chips chirk chirm chiro chirp chirr chits chive chivy chock choir choke choky cholo chomp chook chops chord chore chose chott chows chubs chuck chufa chuff chugs chump chums chunk churl churn churr chute chyle chyme
Starting with CI 22
cibol cider cigar cilia cimex cinch cines cions circa cires cirri cisco cissy cists cited citer cites civet civic civie civil civvy
Starting with CL 71
clach clack clade clads clags claim clamp clams clang clank clans claps clapt claro clary clash clasp class clast clave clavi claws clays clean clear cleat cleek clefs cleft clepe clept clerk clews click cliff clift climb clime cline cling clink clips clipt cloak clock clods clogs clomb clomp clone clonk clons cloot clops close cloth clots cloud clour clout clove clown cloys cloze clubs cluck clued clues clump clung clunk
Starting with CO 164
coach coact coala coals coaly coapt coast coati coats cobbs cobby cobia coble cobra cocas cocci cocoa cocos codas codec coded coden coder codes codex codon coeds coffs cogon cohog cohos coifs coign coils coins coirs coked cokes colas colds coled coles colic colin colly colog colon color colts colza comae comal comas combe combo combs comer comes comet comfy comic comix comma commy compo comps compt comte conch condo coned cones coney conga conge congo conic conin conks conky conns conte conto conus cooch cooed cooee cooer cooey coofs cooks cooky cools cooly coomb coops coopt coots copal coped copen coper copes copra copse coral corby cords cored corer cores corgi coria corks corky corms corns cornu corny corps corse cosec coses coset cosey cosie costa costs cotan coted cotes cotta couch coude cough could count coupe coups court couth coved coven cover coves covet covey covin cowed cower cowls cowry coxae coxal coxed coxes coyed coyer coyly coypu cozen cozes cozey cozie
Starting with CR 74
craal crabs crack craft crags crake cramp crams crane crank crape craps crash crass crate crave crawl craws craze crazy creak cream credo creed creek creel creep creme crepe crept crepy cress crest crews cribs crick cried crier cries crime crimp cripe crisp croak croci crock crocs croft crone crony crook croon crops crore cross croup crowd crown crows croze cruck crude cruds cruel cruet crumb crump cruor crura cruse crush crust crwth crypt
Starting with CU 62
cubby cubeb cubed cuber cubes cubic cubit cuddy cuffs cuifs cuing cuish cukes culch culet culex culls cully culms culpa culti cults cumin cupel cupid cuppa cuppy curbs curch curds curdy cured curer cures curet curfs curia curie curio curls curly curns currs curry curse curst curve curvy cusec cushy cusks cusps cusso cutch cuter cutes cutey cutie cutin cutis cutty cutup
Starting with CY 16
cyano cyans cycad cycas cycle cyclo cyder cylix cymae cymar cymas cymes cymol cynic cysts cyton
Starting with CZ 1
czars
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with C?
Our list has 660. 221 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with C?
COULD, COURT, CLASS, CLOSE, COMES — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with C?
CARTE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.55 green and 1.22 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.